Agrobiosciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco.
African Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute (ASARI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Laayoune, Morocco.
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 May 29;2022:7502185. doi: 10.1155/2022/7502185. eCollection 2022.
The myrtle family, Myrtaceae, constitutes over 5500 species, and is considered the largest genus of the flowering plants within the family. The watery rose apple, , is a traditional medicinal plant with various bioactive compounds distributed in all plant parts. These include phenolic compounds, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, and essential oils. extracts and their isolated compounds showed multiple beneficial biological effects such as antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic, analgesic, antimalarial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. This review is aimed at discussing all the available information about the nutritional value, traditional uses, and therapeutic properties of the leaves, fruit, and stem bark of the plant, in addition to the distribution of phytoconstituents in its different parts as well as recommend future research directions on this species to promote its clinical uses.
桃金娘科包含超过 5500 个物种，被认为是开花植物科中最大的属。水蒲桃是一种传统的药用植物，其各种生物活性化合物分布在所有植物部位。这些化合物包括酚类化合物、类黄酮、单宁、萜类化合物和精油。水蒲桃的提取物及其分离化合物表现出多种有益的生物学效应，如抗菌、抗真菌、抗糖尿病、镇痛、抗疟、抗氧化、抗炎和抗癌活性。本综述旨在讨论关于该植物的叶、果和茎皮的营养价值、传统用途和治疗特性的所有现有信息，以及其不同部位的植物化学成分分布，并为该物种推荐未来的研究方向，以促进其临床应用。
